The Queen Mary Parent Advisory Council (PAC)

is a volunteer organization for parents of students at Queen Mary Community School in North Vancouver, British Columbia. It is a non-profit organization whose aim is to foster a rich school community, provide a link between school staff and parents, and help raise funds for program enrichment at the school.

The next General PAC Meeting is on Monday, Nov 7 at 6:30-8:00pm in the library. Join us for some social time and learn about what's happening at Queen Mary. Our school's RCMP school liason officer will be here to answer questions about safety for school aged children. Light refreshment and child minding is always available.

If you can not attend meetings, you can still take an active role by volunteering for specific events or tasks. Just let us know at queenmarypac@gmail.com.

Time for the annual family photo? Need something for the holiday cards? A gift for grandparents? Don't miss out on this opportunity to support PAC and get a lovely set of family photos for this special time of the year!

This is a popular event and will sell out. For more information or to book your spot, contact us at queenmarypac@gmail.com.

In the September newsletter, we reported that $742 had been collected during the Direct Donation Drive. We spoke too quickly! The North Vancouver School District collects the online donations made with credit cards and they let us know a sizeable amount is sitting in our accounts. So, the final result of our fundraising effort was $1,280!! Queen Mary families continue to amaze.

We will easily be able to fund the School Garden Program and have a bit left for next time. Thank you, all!

We missed you too! And we have you covered. Minutes - which summarize the proceedings a meeting - are always recorded at our General PAC Meetings and posted on the website. You can find the minutes for the October 3rd meeting on this page, towards the bottom.

It's never too late to be ready! If you are interested in purchasing an emergency kit, please do so by Thursday Oct 20. These kits can help you get started, or be used to outfit your entire family in one go; they even make good gifts. And know that part of your purchase will benefit Queen Mary PAC too.

The flyer is here, online ordering is here, and printable forms are here.

One of PAC's biggest events of the year is coming! Halloween Dance takes place on Friday, Oct 28 at 6:00-8:00pm in the Queen Mary gym. This is a family friendly event - no scary costumes or replica weapons please! All children must also be accompanied by an adult.

We also need some help to pull it off! Let us know if you can bake some cupcakes or provide any decorations. PAC will also need parents to help decorate the gym after school that day, prior to doors opening. So that we may plan better, please send us an email to let us know if you can help.